Fishhook holder



Feb. 20, 1940. H. c. BUICKE FISHHOOK HOLDER Filed Jan. 30, 1939 UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHHOOK HOLDER Ham o. s ake, North Tonawanda, N. Y.

. Application January 30, 1939, Serial No. 253,588

H "1 Claims invention relates to improvements in' fishhook holders and more particularly is concernedwith aholder for snelled hooks.

One object of the invention is to provide a 51' holderof this character WhiChiS so designed that itwill accommodate hooks of-various sizes and spells or leaders of various lengths and which is adapted to maintain the snells or leaders under a a high enough tension to hold them straight.

Afurther object is toprovide a hook-protect- I ingholder whichwill support the hooksinsuch a manner that it maybe handled freely without danger of injury to the user or the possibility of the hooks tangli-ng with one another or their points catching on clothing or other objects with;

which the holder may come into contact.

. A'still further object is to'provide for facility in applying the hooks to and in removing them from the holder, V A still further object is to provide a holder whichis simple and inexpensive in design.

In the accompanying drawing: I Figure 1 isa perspective view of a holderem b'o'dying the features of the invention. Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section taken on line '3-3,

Figure 1'." Figure 4 is-an enlarged sectiontaken on lined-4', Figure 2. Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the elements to which the loops .1015 the-snells or leaders are connected. Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a slightly modified form of the invention. Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. The holder, as illustrated,includes a'receptaclelike body I0 having one end closed by a block I l. The latter carries a spaced pair of longitudinal elements I2, preferably, although not necessarily,

of wire, each having a'stemportion 13 which is suitably secured to the block H and a triangularly shaped head It. The heads 14 are adapted to provide a frame for a reticulated member such as a screen l5 the latter having relatively flat top and bottom sections 16 which are connected by an end section Ilia and which converge inwardly toward the body I!) and follow the contour of the triangular-shaped head. This screen provides interstices or spaces large enough to accommodate hooks I! of various sizes, that is to say large enough to enable the pointed ends of the hooks to be inserted through them and engaged over the transversely extending wires. I

Theloops I8 on the snells or leaders IQ of the hooks are adapted to be engaged over the hooked.

ends of elements 20.. The latter are formed with (or. ie- 32) a shank portions .2! which have asliding fit in guideways 22 formed in the block II, the said elements beingin tWo series which are arranged in back-to-back relation and one of which is associated with each of the side'sections of, the 5" screen. Each of the elements Zll is normally held in a retracted position by a spring 23', one end of which is connected to the shank portion of the element and the other of which is connected to one of two rods 24 applied to the body ll). l In applying'a hook. to the holder, the loop of its snell or leader is first arranged over one of the elements 20. The shank of the hook is-then grasped and the latter is moved to a position over.

thefscreen section IS with which 'the hook is 13* associated and, after such movement has been great enough to stretch the snell or leader taut and .to partially withdraw the element iih the 4 pointed end of the hook is inserted through one of the spaces in the screen and engaged over one of 1 the transverse wires. The placing of the shell or leader, under tension in the manner described causes it to be held straight and pre-' vents accidental disengagement of the hook. It

also prevents entanglementf of the hook with other hooks on the holder. In this connection it will be noted that the shank of thehook-is held at an angle with respect to the section of the screen which itengages. Facility inapplying and removing the hook is thus insured. At. 0-

the same time the distance between the transverse wires, andhence the height of the side sections of the screen, is reduced to a It is understood, of course, that during removal of the hooks from the holder the springs 23 will yield readily to permit disengagementlof their pointed ends from the screen.

The holder has the advantage that it will ac-- commodate hooks of various sizes and snells or leadersof various lengths. It has thefurther advantage that the hooks are supported so that their pointed ends are directed toward the center of the screen and within its triangular area. The/holder, therefore, may be handled freely without danger of injury to the user or possibil- 45 ityof the hooks catching on objects with which it may come into contact. Hence it may be carried in ones pocket as well as be available as a tackle box accessory. a

Although this is not shown, it will be apparent 50 derstood that the use of a screen for the purpose 55 l described is intended to be by way of example only, as sheet material, suitably perforated, could be employed as a substitute.

In the modification shown in Figure 6, the hook-receiving head or frame has its reticulated member in the form of suitably spaced cross bars which may be notched as indicated at 28 to hold the hooks against transverse displacement.

I claim as my invention:

1. A holder for snelled hooks comprising a frame including means at one end to which the snells are connected, a reticulated enclosure disposed at the opposite end of said frame in operative relation to said first-named means and with which the hooks are engageable at various distances from said first-named means and into which the hook-points are adapted to extend to prevent their exposure, and resilient means for permitting said first-named means to yield during application of the hooks to the holder and which are adapted to hold said snells taut.

2. A holder for snelled hooks including means to which the snells are connected, a reticular member disposed in operative relation with said first-named means and with which said hooks are engaged at various distances from said firstnamed means, and resilient means for permitting said first-named means to yield during application of the hooks to the holder and which are adapted to hold said snells taut, said re-f ticular member being in the form of an enclosure to prevent exposure of the points ofsaid hooks.

3. A holder for snelled hooks including means ,;to which the snells are connected, a reticular member disposed in predeterminedrelation with said snell-engaging means and having a plurality of sides which may be engaged by the pointed ends of said hooks at various distances from said first-named means, and: resilientmeans for permitting said first-named means to yield during application of the hooks to the holder and which are adapted to hold said snells taut;

4. A holder for snelledhooks including means to which the snells are connected, a substantially hollow reticular member disposed in operative relation thereto and having sides which converge toward one another. in the direction of said first-named means and with which the pointed ends of said hooks are engageable. at

various distances from said first-named means,

and resilient means for permitting said firstframe having hollow enclosures at its opposite ends, one of said enclosures having a series of elements to which the snells are individually connected and the other member having reticulated walls disposed in operative relation with said elements and with which said hooks are engageable at various distances from. said elements, and resilient means connected to said elements for permitting them to yield during' application of the hooks to the holder and which are adapted to hold said snells taut.

6. A holder for snelled hooks including two series of elementsto which the snells are individually connected, a reticular member disposed in operative relation thereto and having two sides forming a chamber therebetween, each side being associated with a companion series of elements and each of which may be engaged by the pointed ends of said hooks at various distancesfrom said elements, and resillent means connected to said elements for permitting them to yield during application of the hooks to the holder and which are adapted to hold said snell taut, the'sides of said reticular member providing a guard for the points of said hooks.

'7. A holder for snelled hooks including two series of elements to which the snells are individually connected, a reticular member disposed in operative relation thereto and having two sides which converge in the direction of said elements, one of said sides being associated with each of said series of elements and each of which may be engaged by the pointed ends of said hooks at various distances from said elements, and resilient means connected to said elements for permitting them to yield during application of the hooks to the holder and which are adapted to hold said snells taut, the sides which the pointed ends of the hooks extend.

HAROLD C. BUICKE. 

